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EuropeanALARANetworkWorkshopn°18

CreationofNEACommitteeonDecommissioningandLegacyManagement

GloriaKwongDeputyHead,DivisionofRWMD

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CDLM- Background§ Countriesarefacedwithincreasingdecommissioningandlegacy

managementneeds.

§ 2015:NEAmembercountriessuggestedtheNEAtoprovideamorevisibleplatformfordialoguesandcollaborations.

§ Events:

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2015 May: SC members expressed needs 2018 Jun: Advisory Group meeting

2017 Oct: NEA RWMD submitted a proposal to SC Oct: CDLM kick-off

2018 Jan: NEA held a joint bureaux meeting 2019 Jan: CDLM Workshop

Apr: SC approved the creation of CDLM Mar: CDLM 1st plenary

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SCApprovedInitialMandate– April19,2018§ TheNEASteeringCommitteeapprovedthecreationoftheCDLMonApril19,

2018.Itsgivenmandatecovers:

§ Thedecommissioninganddismantlingofallnuclearfacilities(e.g.radioactivewasteandspentfuelstoragefacilities;spentfuelreprocessingfacilitiesorothernuclearinstallations)andallreactortypes;and

§ Thedevelopmentofpracticalguidanceonregulatingandmanaginglegacywaste,wastesitesandreleasesoflegacysites.

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§ 72members,from20countriesandtheEC.

§ IAEAasobserver.

§ Membersarepolicydevelopers,regulators,decommissioningpractitionersandresearchinstitutes.

Australia Finland Japan Russia Sweden

Belgium Germany Korea Slovakia Switzerland

Canada Hungary Netherlands Slovenia UK

France Italy Norway Spain USA

CDLMKick-Off– Oct16,17,2018

CDLM1st PlenaryMeeting– March21,2019

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CDLMWorkshop– January16,2019§ ToprovideCDLMparticipantstoidentify&prioritizecommontopicsofinterest;

§ RelevantNEATechnicalCommittees(e.g.CRPPH)alsoattendedtheWStodiscusshowtoaddresscross-cuttingissues.

§ Outcomes:CDLM’sworktofocuson5areas:1. Effectiveregulatory/legalframeworkfordevelopingeffectivedecommissioningpolicies

&Strategies

2. StrategiesandKeyElementsinOptimizingDecommissioning

3. Technical/ImplementationChallengesincludingProjectManagement,andinformationmanagement

4. Financing,decommissioningcosting(alsotobeconsideredinoptimization)

5. Stakeholdersengagementinstrategyselection,decisionsforoptimization.

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ProposedWorkrelatedtoRadiologicalProtection(TBC)

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OptimizationofProtectioninDecommissioning,LegacyandRadioactiveWasteManagement§ Optimizationistoidentifythebestprotectionoptionundertheprevailing

circumstances.

§ AkeyICRPprinciple,inmanycircumstancesimplementedas“minimization”.[Note:ICRP101stressedthatthebestoptionisnotnecessarilytheonewiththelowestdose]

§ Ajudgementalprocessthatmustaddressstakeholderconcerns,i.e.mustbeacceptableandsustainable.

§ Theprevailingcircumstancesfordecommissioning,RWmanagement,legacymanagementaredifferent.

§ Toobjectivelyavoidmultiplelayersofconservatism,theCRPPH/RWMC/CDLMareconsideringaworkshop(datetobedetermined).

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Optimization:RethinkingtheArtofReasonable

WheninterpretingtheICRPguidance,abroadrangeofinterpretationispossible.Questionsraisedinclude:

§ Whatismeantby:“takingintoaccounteconomicandsocialfactors”?Howshouldradiologicalprotectionexpertstaketheseaspectsintoaccountinrecommending“thebestlevelofprotectionthatcanbeachievedgiventhecircumstances”?

§ Howshould“theparticipationofrelevantstakeholders”bepracticallymanaged?

§ Eventhough“thebestoptionisnotnecessarilytheonewiththelowestdose”,howisexcessiveconservatismavoidedwhenidentifyingthebestoptionif“itisnotrelevanttodetermine,apriori,adoselevelbelowwhichtheoptimisationprocessshouldstop”?

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WorkshoponOptimization:RethinkingtheArtofReasonableObjective:§ TheCRPPHisleadingthisdiscussiontoevaluatethepracticaland

regulatoryaspectsofassessingsituationsneedingradiologicalprotectiondecisions,withappropriatestakeholderparticipation,toidentifythemostacceptableandsustainableradiologicalprotectionchoicesunderthedifferentprevailingcircumstances.

Output:§ Ashortreportfocusingonthepracticalframeworkincludingregulatory

aspectswhichshouldbeconsideredtofacilitateachievingacceptableandsustainableradiologicalprotectionchoicesindifferentprevailingcircumstances.

TimeandPlace§ January2020,moredetailstofollow.

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OtherNEA’sworkonDecommissioning§ MinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry(METI)hasrequestedtheOECDandNEAtoassistthereconstructionanddecommissioningofFukushima.

§ Objective:toassisttheGOJindevelopingstrategies/policiestopromotearegionaldecommissioningindustryclusterduringthereconstructionprocessofFukushima.

§ TheroleoftheOECDandNEA:§ tosharedecommissioning,policyanalysisexpertiseindevelopingthestrategiesandpolicies,focuson

Ø Ensuringtheavailabilityofcompetentworkforcesandnecessaryinfrastructuresfordecommissioning

Ø PromotingregionalindustryclustersinsupportingFukushimadecommissioning(e.g.roboticsR&D,regionalinfrastructuredevelopment)

Ø Engagingwithstakeholdersindevelopingpolicies.

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